
Chlordane, Chlordene, Dihydrochlordene, Dihydropheptachlor, Heptachlor 
Chlordene (4,5,6,7,8,8-Hexachloro—3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4, 7~methanoindene) 
Houseflies converted chlordene into an epoxide (II) and two 
compounds identified as l~hydroxychlordene (III) and the 1l-hydroxy 
epoxide (IV). Chlordene also underwent atmospheric oxidation. Compounds 
(II) and (III) were identified in the resultant mixture of products (187, 
191). When incubated with pig liver microsomes, chlordene epoxide was 
converted into a diol (¥) (1746). 
Cl 
Cl i 
C1 ee 
CL 
Cl Chlorodene (1) 
se. 
c1..,! Cl 
ee 
cy HO 
Cl 
IIl IV 
Cl 

1-Bromochlordene 
Corn borers metabolized this compound to the corresponding 
epoxide (1058). 
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